Talks the talk, doesn't walk the walk - Anonymous employee Simply Business Employee Review

1.0
4 Aug 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Cushy benefits for not much work. Easy bonuses, talks about your mental wellbeing a lot giving days off including all expenses paid trips abroad, this year everyone travelling to Athens for FOUR DAYS

Cons

Pandering to their employees means nothing gets done as noone held accountable for targets. Lazy underperforming people still attract discretionary bonuses and payrises due to favouritism Management don't know what they are doing, resting on their laurels and dont know how to grow the company and blame or bully others

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Simply Business Response
10mo
Thank you for your feedback. We take great pride in our employees’ well-being, and we are happy that you enjoy the benefits that we offer. While we are disappointed to hear that you feel we are not hitting our goals and targets as we continue to grow with the strong innovations and platform we provide to our customers. We would urge you to reach out to your People Partner to discuss our performance and reward model, which will aim to recognize our highest performers.

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Cons

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Cons

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Simply Business Response
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Thank you for sharing your feedback and perspective on your experience. We understand that organizational changes and layoffs can create frustration and uncertainty, and we appreciate you taking the time to share with us the areas where you feel we can improve. Transparency, communication, and supporting our teams continue to be important areas of focus for us.
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